Status of handling of the protection of public interest reporters

Status of handling of the protection of public interest reporters

● Source: Civil Rights White Paper 2024
● Investigating organization: ANTI-CORRUPTION AND CIVIL RIGHTS COMMISSION
● Investigation period: 2011. ~ 2024. 12. 31.
● Status OF the receipt OF PUBLIC interest reports by YEAR: A total OF 1,259 cases including 602 cases OF protection OF reporters AND 287 cases OF confirmation OF details ON IDENTITY disclosure have been received by December 2024 since the enactment OF the Protection OF PUBLIC Interest Reporters Act.

Statistical Data

(unit : case)

Status of handling of the protection of public interest reporters
Division Receipt Process progress
total quotation dismiss dismissal
protective measures 602 573 81 119 102 271
persona protection 131 143 50 7 1 85
287 232 47 40 4 141
No penalities 92 72 6 13 3 50
responsibility reduction 147 142 34 18 1 89
total 1,259 1,162 218 197 111 636